REQUESTS FOR GEORGIA, FAIRFAX & FLETCHER HOT LUNCH BIDS FOR THE 2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR

All 3 Schools are all accepting bids from entrepreneurial individuals and established food service organizations to run a public school hot lunch program. Deadline for submitting a bid is 1pm, April 29, 2015 to the FWSU office.

Franklin West Supervisory Union is pleased to announce that LINDA KEATING has accepted a position as the new Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at Franklin West Supervisory Union, effective July 2015. She will replace Mary Lynn Riggs who is retiring after 6 years at FWSU. Read the full press release here.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

College Planning Night Thursday April 2nd 6:30pm

College Planning NightThursday April 2nd 6:30pm

Save the date to join the Guidance Office for discussion and information on the college planning process. Students and families are encouraged to attend together.

Kindergarten Registration Information for 2015-16

Information for Kindergarten may be found on the Guidance page (link found on left sidebar).

Enrollment registration packets may be picked up in the Guidance Office between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Forms are not available on the website. Students must be age of five before September 1, 2015.

Attention Parents & Guardians of Junior Students

Attention Parents & Guardians of Junior Students

BFA will be offering the ACT college admission test free of charge on Saturday April, 18th. Juniors wishing to take advantage of this opportunity must register for the ACT using the paper registration method. Paper registrations are available in the Guidance Office and are due byMonday March 2nd. Completed registrations should be handed to the Guidance Office. If you have any questions, please contact your school counselor.

Please also visit our "Planning for College" pilot of the Learning Management System Schoology. This is designed to give you resources and information on the college planning process and also give you the chance to test out one of the new district level Learning Management Systems. Instructions to access this resource are attached. Please contact Katherine McElroy (849-0706 or kmcelroy@fwsu.org) with any questions or feedback on this resource.
Schoology instructions: /modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/2119945/File/Schoology%20Instructions.pdf

A Letter from Secretary Holcombe on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC)

We encourage you to view this letter addressed to parents and caregivers from VT Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe regarding the new SBAC assessment.

Dishing up Local

Genesis

Genesis Winter 2015

Genesis is a fine arts magazine published twice yearly by the BFA Fairfax "Poetry and Short Story" class. It contains original student work from Fairfax English classes and from a K-12 Fine Arts contest. Contact Fred Griffin (fgriffin@fwsu.org) to obtain a hard copy.

BFA Fairfax is happy to announce our new on-line school store! Apparel and multiple logos representing all co-curriculars and staff can be purchased online and shipped directly to your home through Rokkitwear! Youth and adult sizes in everything from tshirts and pants, to hats and outerwear are available. Show your school pride by visiting the following website. A portion of all purchases go back to supporting BFA Fairfax!:http://www.rokkitwear.com/school/8761-bellows-free-academy-fairfax